Former President Donald Trump spoke outside the courthouse on Thursday.
Thursday, May 30, 2024 9:43PM
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NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump called the hush money trial “rigged” while speaking outside the courthouse Thursday just moments after learning he was found guilty on 34 counts.
“This was a disgrace,” Trump told reporters. “This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. It’s a rigged trial, a disgrace.”
Donald Trump calls hush money trial ‘rigged’ after being found guilty
Trump was on trial in New York City, where he was convicted on all 34 felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges.
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